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Gunmen kill 11 villagers in Nigeria’s Plateau state
Nigerian police say gunmen have killed at least 11 villagers in an attack in Plateau state, a central region riven by conflicts over land rights between mainly Christian farmers and Muslim nomadic herdsmen. The
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Trump weighs on House Republicans as midterm campaign starts
Washington, DC - Republican Congressman Mike Bost's big political moment this election year came in July when he and President Donald Trump toured the Granite City Steel Works near St Louis in the US
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UNRWA and Trump’s attempt to erase the Palestinian people
President Donald Trump appears to enjoy experimenting on human beings. First came the separation of young children from their parents. In May 2018, Trump ordered the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)
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Louvre Abu Dhabi delays exhibition of da Vinci’s ‘Salvator Mundi’
The exhibition of a 500-year-old painting, Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci at the Louvre, Abu Dhabi, has been temporarily postponed, Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism announced on Monday. The painting was initially
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Lebanon’s Hariri gives new cabinet details to president
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Prime Minister designate Saad Al-Hariri on Monday handed President Michel Aoun the “formula” for a new cabinet after nearly four months of political impasse.Key parties have jostled over ministries since a legislative
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Algeria’s Bouteflika eases grip of military with dismissal of generals
ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been dismissing generals to tighten his grip on power ahead of him possibly seeking re-election next year and to diminish the power of the military, analysts and diplomats
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Eight civilians killed in Iraq in suspected Daesh attacks
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday warned Syria against launching an attack on the country’s last rebel stronghold with the help of Russia and Iran, saying the offensive could trigger a “human tragedy.”“President
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Duterte thanks Netanyahu for help in ending Marawi siege
The Philippine president praised Israel's prime minister for his "critical help" in ending a five-month siege by rebels in a southern city as they held talks in Jerusalem amid criticism of the Filipino leader's
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US midterm elections: A surge in women vying for office
US President Donald Trump is weeks away from his first major electoral test since winning the White House. Voters will go to the polls in November to decide which political party controls Congress for
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Death toll in Boko Haram attack on Nigerian base rises to 48
The number of military personnel killed in a Boko Haram attack on an army post in Nigeria's northeast has risen to 48, according to sources. The attack took place late on Thursday when scores of fighters


